ArmA II - Operation Arrowhead

[Rhodesy_77]

just relised that there wasnt a topic for this, and since there has just been a HUGE amount of media releases about it i thought it start it, over the next few days ill start to gather as much info i can and post it here in this first post.

but to start with some pics copy and pasted from armaholic.com

hrajmobil.sk released their preview of ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead. The preview is in Slovac but you can use google translate to read it in English or wait for someone to translate it.

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Source: hrajmobil.sk

Christian.1987 informed us in our forums about the release in the hookedgamers.com site of a new set of screenshots from the upcoming Operation Arrowhead standalone expansion.

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Source: hookedgamers.com

Eurogamer.cz released their preview of ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead. The preview is in Czech but Deadfast translated the article, you can read the English version here.

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Source: Eurogamer.cz

PCGamer released some new screenshots of their preview of Operation Arrowhead which will be part of their next issue.


Quote :
As well as the usual new vehicles and armament, you can now control aerial drones. You can use them to extract stranded soldiers from the battlefield or act as target designators. Aircraft can now jettison chaff to escape missile locks, buildings can be pulled apart in chunks with a new destruction system, and sniper scopes can be adjusted to account for bullet drop.

Developers Bohemia Interactive say the natural desolation of Takistan's landscape means that the game's overall performance has improved, too. We'll have a hands-on preview next issue, but as with ArmA 2 itself, the singleplayer campaign will no doubt play second fiddle to what the community ends up doing with all the new assets.

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Source: PCGamers

eJay informed the community on the BI forums our collegues over at arma2.pl have gotten a preview version of ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead from the Polish publisher and will release more material soon but they have already released a 5 minute video showing the FLIR.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQUy1...yer_embed ded (wont embed for some reason....)

New Features: -
- Coming soon...

Factions: -
- Coming soon...

ect ect...

Cheers
Rhodesy

[icehollowpoint]

Is that a goddamn old school walnut M14?

Also $10 says the first reskin for the German KSK model with the headwrap/Shemagh will be an Aussie SF reskin. A futher $10 says it will be within the first two weeks of release.

[Rhodesy_77]

why yes, yes it is BHD here we come

[WallyJas]

This is all looking rather sweet. The terrain is alot closer to what our Diggers have been working in recently compared to Chernarus, so I can see myself getting more 'emotionally involved' with this one. Can't wait to brainstorm some mission ideas.

[jamtheman_m]

probly get it, even if i only have time to play single player and stuff. the terrain just looks far more engaging than chernarus

[sabre19]

Some great improvments in areas, terrain looks awesome, really looking forward to it, how I love BIS, yet to dissapoint since 2001.

[Gu^n3r]

i want that map now!

and everything else!

that M14 with the aimpoint = badass

[0.CHUGGA.CHUGGA.0]

OMFG- ... i cant containe my exitement from those screenshots!!

HUEY with side doors!!

FLIR!!! YEWWWWWWWWW

can't wait till i can PLAY my copy of Arma 2 (on my new computer)

[Gu^n3r]

Just as i predicted, Arrowhead will be released on the 29th of June.

just after E3.

http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=10267

[Rhodesy_77]

After the announce that Arma 2: Operation Arrohwead will be released on 29th June exclusively for PC, ebanks informed us eJay released a video in the BI forums showing the Town Construction Module included in the expansion.

Quote eJay :
Arma2.pl produly presents Town Construction Set, a new module in Arrowhead - http://arma2.pl/news/73/tylko-na-arm...iasteczek.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gyVO...yer_embed ded


At first, it's still not a final version, and second - I don't know any config options for this (like Civilian Module for example), so I played in deafult settings. It's freakin' awesome to fight with AI in dense areas.

Leave your feedback in the ArmA 2 - Operation Arrowhead forum topic!

[Gu^n3r]

epicness.

and under cover US units = lols/interesting

[Rhodesy_77]

really excited about this release, should be awesome! also expect a flood of media about it now to.

4players.de released their preview of Operation Arrowhead and with it 3 new screenshots.
The preview is in German but you can use Google Translate to translate the article into English.
As far as I can tell the preview itself does not tell much new which we did not read in any of the previous, but its worth mentioning the German gamesites seem to be more positive to ArmA 2 Operation Arrowhead overall compared to their ArmA 2 previews.



Source: 4players.de

[pogoman]

holy **** that town generator thing is awesome. plus there's bulk enterable buildings which means i could probably make insurgency with randomised towns or something. plus this is released in the holidays yay!

[jamtheman_m]

looks like the game that should have been released in the first place...

[Wild_Turkey2009]

this is will be pretty cool, I think I will get this. Standalone, so I wont need ArmA2 to play, but will I need vanilla for say ArmA: PR?

[sabre19]

They will probably move over to OA aswell like most will.

[icehollowpoint]

Yeah, I wouldn't expect any attachment to Chernarus lol.

[Rhodesy_77]

i think youll find in the end it will still be good to have arma2, since iirc you will still need arma2 to get the marines and all that kit, which im sure people will continue to use in missions (most likely including ACE2) and once all the new OA stuff starts to wear off (talking about the units) then im sure people will start to use some arma2 stuff again, i know ill continue using them just my 2c

EDIT:

new vid by a german group, its in german but has some nice footage.

http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1589&p k=13838

seriously cant wait for this lol

[Gu^n3r]

Originally Posted by Rhodesy_77

i think youll find in the end it will still be good to have arma2, since iirc you will still need arma2 to get the marines and all that kit, which im sure people will continue to use in missions (most likely including ACE2) and once all the new OA stuff starts to wear off (talking about the units) then im sure people will start to use some arma2 stuff again, i know ill continue using them just my 2c

EDIT:

new vid by a german group, its in german but has some nice footage.

http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1589&p k=13838

seriously cant wait for this lol

lol a scud launch! Code black! Code black!

good to see a lot of good things have been incorporated this time around, im really excited

[0.CHUGGA.CHUGGA.0]

Arma 2 OA-

Ok, it seems like they're fixing or changing alot of things that made arma 2 silly last time, Like being a milsim, but not having flares!!
and other things like UAV, mission voice acting that DOESNT SOUND LIKE CARP@!

Heres the vid, lots of things demonstrated, including new FLIR with DTS, hitchance and other things!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQUy15Hfct8